Combined match-safe and cigar-cutter.



No.7 61,5 03. I PATEINTEID MAY 31, 1904.

H. P, KLEIN. COMBINED MATCH SAFE AND CIGAR CUTTER.

, PPPP 10A IIIIIIIIII AN.11. 1904.

- no MODEL.

I Patented May 31, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY KLEIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED MATCH-SAFE AND CIGAR-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 761,503, dated May 31, 1904.

Application filed January 11, 1904- ri l N 188,574- (No model.)

i zen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,

have invented a new, useful, and Improved Combined Match-Safe and Cigar-Cutter, of

which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which corresponding letters of reference in the different figures indicate like parts.

The object of my invention is to so combine a cigar-cutter with a match-safe and ashtray that the match-safe shall be so movable with respect to the ash-tray which forms the base as to enable the cutter to be actuated when said movement occurs, all of which is hereinafter more particularlydescribed, and

definitely pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying the features of my invention. Fig. 2 is. a central vertical sectional view thereof, and Fig. '3 is a perspective view showing details, of the operative parts as they would appear when separated from each other. 7

Referring to the drawings, a representsthe base of my improved .device, which is preferably oblong in shape and molded from porcelain or other suitable material. Said base is hollowed out, as shown atc d, to form trays or receptacles for ashes in therespective ends, while inclined grooves e f, leading inwardly and downwardly from'the outer edges of the receptacle to the trays, are formed to serve as holders for lighted cigars, the surfaces of said grooves being roughened, as shown, to form friction-surfaces-for the purpose of lighting matches thereon. A raised portion 9 is formed in the center of said base, above Which is located the body of a match-holding receptacle h,"having a relativelysmall or tapered stem 6, which is bored centrally to receive a polygonal-shaped bolt j, which also passes through a bore in the base and is provided with a countersunk nut'Z upon its lower end. A coiled'spring m, Figs. 2 and 3, is' located in a recess n, formed in the part 9, the central portiono of which isbent to fit around the while free to turn in the here through the base, the part it is held by said spring in a normalposition, while free to be turned to a limited extent upon its axis when pressure is ,body of the polygonal part j, (see Fig. 3,)

exerted, as hereinafter stated, against the ac tion of said spring.

Upon opposite sides of the part 9 and projecting above its upper surface are shoulders .1" s,the faces of which are by preference substantially parallel with each other. A metal plate 6, having a circularbore a near one end and an enlarged bore 1: near the other, is placed upon the top of the part 9, with its edges resting against the shoulders r s and the bolt projecting through the bore a. The opening 2; overhangs the tray 0. Located upon .the plate It is counterpart plate or cutter w, having asquare opening mtherein adapted to receive and fit the bolt 1', While the cutting edge w rests normally upon one side of the opening a; with the back of the cutter against the shoulder o in which position it is held by the tension of the spring m. A nut Z upon the lower end of the bolt serves to hold the parts together. f

The operation of said device is as follows: The end of the cigar being inserted within the opening t, the body h of the match-holder is grasped by the hand and rotated against the action of the spring 'm, thereby moving the cutter w to sever said end, the severed portion falling into the tray. Upon releasing the part it it is returned to its normal position by the recoil of the spring, ready to repeat the operation.

. Having thus described my invention, I clai1n-'- 1. A combined match-safe and cigar-cutter comprising a stationary horizontal base, a match-safe having a reduced stem pivotally mounted upon a vertical axis upon a raised portion of said base, horizontally-arranged cutting members interposed between sald stem IOO and said base, one of said members being at tached to said base and the other to said stem, and a spring for holding one of said cutting members in a normal position with respect to the other.

2. A match-safe and cigar-cutter in which is combined a tray comprising a horizontal stationary base, a central raised portion formed in said tray, a match-safe having a match-receptacle at the top with an integral vertical stern pivotally secured to the raised portion of said base upon a vertical axis, two horizontallyarranged cutting members interposed between said raised portion and said stem, one being stationary and the other rigidly attac] :d to said stem, one of said cutting members beingprovided with a circular opening with which the'other coacts, and a spring for yieldingly holding said stem in a normal position.

3. A device of the class described, in which is combined a tray comprising a stationary horizontal base having receptacles or depressions separated by a central raised portion, a match-receptace vertically pivoted upon said raised portion, horizontally-arranged parallel cutting members arranged to extend from said raised portion over one of said depressions, one of said cutting members being attached to said stem, and a spring for normally separating the jaws of said cutting members.

4:. In a device of the class described, a tray having ash-receptacles at the respective ends, a central raised portion and inclined roughened grooves adjacent to said raised portion, the inclination of said grooves being in opposite directions and each leading downwardly to one of said ash-receptacles.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 28th day of December, 1903.

HENRY P. KLEIN.

Witnesses:

D. H. FLETCHER, (J. E. JORDAN. 

